diff --git a/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c b/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
index 2aff1c7c17de..ea8353c4638d 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
@@ -1984,4 +1984,5 @@ void dlm_lowcomms_exit(void)
 		}
 	}
 	srcu_read_unlock(&connections_srcu, idx);
+	srcu_barrier(&connections_srcu);
 }
diff --git a/fs/dlm/midcomms.c b/fs/dlm/midcomms.c
index 8964164600d2..045431524494 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/midcomms.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/midcomms.c
@@ -1178,6 +1178,7 @@ void dlm_midcomms_exit(void)
 		}
 	}
 	srcu_read_unlock(&nodes_srcu, idx);
+	srcu_barrier(&nodes_srcu);
 
 	dlm_lowcomms_exit();
 }